Report of the first meeting of the committee on natural resources and science and technology

Abstract

The First Meeting of the Committee on Natural Resources and Science and Technology (CNRSTl) was held from 15 to 18 November 1999 at the Headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in the United Nations Conference Center, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). The meeting was formally opened by the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa.At the more substantive level the DES raised number of issues germane to the core concerns of the CNRST. First, the DES asked the Committee to examine the possibility of increasing Africa's manufactured exports based on natural resources. This should be based on the acquisition of technological knowledge, skills and experiences to drive innovation.